page_title: Congressional Plaza
section_title: Monument of the Two Congresses
hierarchical_section_title: Congressional Plaza / Overview / Monument of the Two Congresses
caption_attribution_description: English: Plaza del Congreso, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Called Monumento a los 2 Congresos, by Belgian architect Eugène D'Huicque/Eugène Dhuicque (1877-1955)[1]; sculptor Jules Lagae (1862-1931). Created in Brussels, finished there 1909, installed in Buenos Aires and inaugurated there on July 9, 1914.[2] Español: Estatuas en la Plaza del Congreso de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Situada en el barrio de Monserrat, frente a la Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina.
context_page_description: Congressional Plaza is a public park facing the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires. The plaza is part of a 3 hectare open space comprising three adjoining plazas to the east of the Congress building. The Kilometre Zero for all Argentine National Highways is marked on a milestone at the Plaza.
context_section_description: The Monumento de los dos Congresos in the Plaza des los Dos Congresos, was created in stone from Nancy. The monument was designed by the Belgian architect Eugène D'Huicque (1877–1955) and the bronze statues are the work of the Belgian artist Jules Lagae(1862–1931). It was created in Brussels, finished in 1909, and inaugurated in Buenos Aires on July 9, 1914.
  The monument celebrates the centenary of the 1816 declaration of independence. The central figure represents the Republic on the march, with snake faces and an allegory of abundance at its feet. The two lateral figures represent the assembly of 1813 and the congress of 1816. There are also other representations of national fauna, notably of horses and condors.
caption: Monument of the Two Congresses
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